The English-language debut of Hiroko Oyamadaone of the mostpowerfully strange young voices in Japan In an unnamed Japanese city, three seemingly normal and unrelated characters find work at a sprawling industrial factory. They each focus int...Lasīt vairāk

In settings as diverse as a struggling advertising agency, a book store, and a large computer company, the protagonists in Kickback and Other Stories find duplicity, betrayal, and sudden violence. As so often in life, there are no heroes,...Lasīt vairāk

A follow-up to Attallahs 2018 collection of interviews, this anthology takes in more of his spectacular encounters with the great, the good and the not so good. As with the previous volume, Naims subjects are, alas, no longer with us....Lasīt vairāk

An international collection of the traditional tales that inspired some of Shakespeares greatest plays Shakespeare knew a good story when he heard one, and he wasnt afraid to borrow from what he heard or read, especially traditional folktale...Lasīt vairāk

An international collection of the traditional tales that inspired some of Shakespeares greatest playsShakespeare knew a good story when he heard one, and he wasnt afraid to borrow from what he heard or read, especially traditional...Lasīt vairāk

Together for the first time in one volume, two classic inspirational holiday storiesTHANKSGIVING PRAYERBefore Claudia Masters even meets Seth Lessinger, she leaves him a message from Psalms: “May the Lord give y...Lasīt vairāk

This volume covers the essential writers, genres, and topics in recentcrime fiction written in German. Contemporary social and political developments, such as gender issues, life in a multicultural society, and the afterlife of German fascism, play a...Lasīt vairāk

Sex work was once thought to be anathema to women’s liberation. Now, to some, we represent the tenacity of women’s struggles under patriarchy and capitalism—that is, at least, the white, straight, cis, able-bodied sex workers w...Lasīt vairāk

Swedish Writers on Writing, the eighth book in the Writers World series, offers many points of entry for scholars, writers, creative writing students, and general readers. Although the anthology is not intended as a crash course in Swedi...Lasīt vairāk

Manipur has a rich tradition of folk and oral narratives, as well as written texts dating from as early as in eighth century AD. But it was only in the second half of the twentieth century that women began writing and publishing their works...Lasīt vairāk

A grandmother’s tattoos, the advent of Christianity, stories woven into fabrics, a tradition of orality, the imposition of a “new” language, and a history of war and conflict—all of this and much more informs the writers...Lasīt vairāk

A final volume of 25 short stories from the acclaimed supernatural author includes Rats in the Wall about the terrors of World War I and The Horror at Red Hook and features annotations and rare images. Illustrations. The New Annotated H....Lasīt vairāk

Immerse yourself in some festive magic with this brand-new collection of the finest Christmas stories, songs and poetry in the English language. 24 seasonal chapters are brought to life by a selection of seasonal illustrations from the Library collec...Lasīt vairāk